Avik Ashar — Co-Founder
I've been building or investing in businesses for the past 13 years. The highlights: - Ran investments at Artha Ventures, leading early stage (seed / Pre-A) investments - Ran a single family office for the Sutariya family, based in Bombay, investing across India & SEA Portfolio highlights include Wellness Forever, Fareye Technologies, Posist (40%+ IRR) - Scaled Zilingo across 5 geographies, $100mn P&L responsibility with a team of 60, raised $280mn for the business - Founded a SaaS startup in the auto insurance space (exited) - Led Sales and Account Management for Janio, acquiring and managing clients like Disney, Swarovski, Nike Real highlights: - Made many many mistakes - Had sleepless nights when our runway was less than 1 month - Heard no from 80+ funds - Wished I had quietly joined a 'safe' career path on occasion How to reach out to me? The very best way is through a warm introduction. Second is meeting me at an event. Third is reaching out here on LinkedIn. How to get blacklisted by me? Reaching out on my personal number/email
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with extensive experience in early-stage investments across various industries.
Location: Mumbai, India
Experience: 13 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Early Stage Investment
- Fundraising
- Portfolio Management
- Operations Management
- Board Administration
- Account Management
- Business Development
- Enterprise Technology Sales
- Sales Management
Career Highlights
- Led $280 million fundraising for Zilingo.
- Achieved 40%+ IRR on multiple investments.
- Scaled Zilingo operations across five geographies.
Work Experience
Riverwalk Holdings
Principal (8 mos)
Futwork
Board Observer (7 mos)
Artha Venture Fund
Principal (1 yr 2 mos)
Everest Fleet Pvt. Ltd.
Board Observer (1 yr 2 mos)
Daalchini - Smart Vending Machines
Board Observer (1 yr 2 mos)
Lemnisk
Board Observer (1 yr 2 mos)
The Yarn Bazaar
Investor and Advisor (2 yrs 11 mos)
Optimized Electrotech Pvt Ltd
Investor (3 yrs 3 mos)
Riyalto Inc
Investor (3 yrs 10 mos)
Janio Asia
Head of Commercial - SG (1 yr 10 mos)
Saison Capital
VC Scout (1 yr)
TiE Singapore
Charter Member (4 yrs 5 mos)
Jamm
Co-Founder & VP - Strategic Partnerships (11 mos)
Lilac Insights
Investor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Zilingo
Head of EMEA & Global Strategic Accounts (1 yr 10 mos)
Country Manager, South Asia (2 yrs 4 mos)
nCinga Innovations (Pvt) Ltd
Investor (Exited) (1 yr)
Wellness Forever Medicare Limited
Investor (2 yrs 6 mos)
FarEye
Investor (2 yrs 8 mos)
Restroworks
Seed Investor (2 yrs 10 mos)
Capfort Ventures
Chief Investment Officer (3 yrs 6 mos)
Hiraco Lab Grown Diamonds
Head of Sales and Business Development (3 yrs 6 mos)
ResellerClub, Directi
Marketing Associate (1 yr 3 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Arts at JAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI
at Indian School Al Ghubra - Muscat, Oman
Diploma at EMDI
at Riverdale International